Clash in China's Xinjiang Region Kills 12

Jan. 25, 2014 4:34 a.m. ET

SHANGHAI—Police in the restive western Chinese region of Xinjiang killed six people who attacked them with explosive devices, according to official media, while another six died in explosions during the incident.

Police arrested five others in the Friday incident in the county of Xinhe, according a report posted Saturday on the official news website for the Xinjiang regional government. One policeman was mildly injured, and some...